BOJ's Kuroda unwavering on inflation goal as Japan capex rises

(Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday he saw no need to water down the bank's commitment to achieve 2 percent inflation in two years, stressing that the country was on track to meet the target despite risks from soft overseas growth.

Fukushima nuclear crisis and the legacy of the Amakudari system

The ongoing crisis within the nuclear sector in Japan can be pinned on the relationship between the political bureaucracy and its love-in relationship with electricity suppliers.